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+# Testing the Dreamhost DNS API
+
+Dreamhost API sandbox only permits read-only commands, so you'll need a Dreamhost
+PS account for the testing and a dedicated domain.
+
+See http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Application_programming_interface#Test_Account
+
+## Create an API key
+
+You'll need a Dreamhost (PS I think) account and a dedicated domain for testing.
+
+1. Go to the Dreamhost web panel and create an API key to manage DNS records
+
+   https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=home.api
+
+   Select 'All dns functions' for the new API key to be able to add/remove/list
+records.
+
+2. Create a .fog file in the tests/ directory with the following contents:
+
+   ```yaml
+   :default:
+     :dreamhost_api_key: SDFASDFWQWASDFASDFAS
+   ```
+   Where dreamhost_api_key is the key you created in the previous step.
+
+3. Update the test_domain helper in tests/dreamhost/helper.rb to use your own 
+   domain for testing. You will also need at least a record created via
+   the Dreamhost Webpanel (you'll get a **no_such_zone** error otherwise).
+
+   I usually create a do-not-delete.my-domain.com record. The tests skip that
+   record when cleaning up (see the do_not_delete_record helper).
+
+4. Run the tests
+
+   ```
+   shindo tests/dreamhost
+   ```
+   
+## Notes
+
+The API is rate limited, so do not smash the DH servers too often.
+
+You'll see a **slow_down_bucko** error if the frequency is too high.
+
+http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Application_programming_interface#Rate_Limit
+
+## Resources
+
+Dreamhost API:
+
+http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Application_programming_interface
+
+Dreamhost DNS API:
+
+http://wiki.dreamhost.com/API/Dns_commands